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Neurology & Neurosurgery
Anisocoria: When the problem is in the neurology system
DAY: SaturdayTIME: 10.40 - 11.25Anisocoria is a condition characterised by unequal pupil size. The resting pupil size and possible asymmetry should be assessed (by distant direct ophthalmoscopy) in normal light and then in a darkened room. The neurological causes of anisocoria with normal vision involve dysfunction on the parasympathetic tone to the iris constrictor muscles (mydriatic pupil) or dysfunction on the sympathetic tone to the iris dilator muscles (miotic pupil, Horner’s syndrome). This lecture will focus on the dysfunction of the autonomic system that innervates the iris, the clinical and diagnostic approach to deal with the most common underlying causes.
Blindness from a neurologist point of view
DAY: SaturdayTIME: 11.35 - 12.20The visual system is the part of the central nervous system that is needed for visual perception. The animal receives, processes and interprets visual information of the environment. The central visual pathways include: the optic nerve, the optic chiasm, the optic tract, the lateral geniculate nucleus, the optic radiation and the occipital cortex. Any structural or functional lesion at any point of the central visual pathways will cause some degree of visual deficits. This lecture will focus on the dysfunction of the visual system, the clinical and diagnostic approach to deal with the most common underlying causes of blindness from a neurologist’s point of view.
The key points of observation during the neurological examination
DAY: SaturdayTIME: 13.25 - 14.10Intervertebral disc herniations, do they always need surgery?
DAY: SaturdayTIME: 14.20 - 15.05Spinal malformations: craniovertebral junction anomalies
DAY: SaturdayTIME: 16.10 - 16.55Spinal malformations: thoracolumbar malformations
DAY: SaturdayTIME: 17.05 - 17.50
Elsa Beltran 
Joana Tabanez 
